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Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 2170 American Energy Renaissance Act; HR 3301 North American Energy Infrastructure Act; Efforts related to emergency preparedness and response; Efforts related to the development of energy infrastructure; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning proposals related to energy policy, creation of new U.S. jobs, energy security and energy independence; Legislative efforts regarding appointment of public officials.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Bills named: H.R. 3301 (113th), H.R. 2170 (113th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

75 Fed. Reg. 43021 Executive Order 13547 - Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes; 76 Fed. Reg. 24479 EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Guidance Regarding Identification of Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act; 76 Fed. Reg. 52738 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Reviews;77 Fed. Reg. 27451 Permitting Guidance for Oil and Gas Hydraulic Fracturing Activities Using Diesel FuelsDraft: Underground Injection Control Program Guidance #84; 78 Fed. Reg. 70586 Technical Support Document: Technical Update of the Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis Under Executive Order No. 12866; 79 Fed. Reg. 393 Petition to add the Oil and Gas Extraction Industry (SIC Code 13) to the List of Facilities Required to Report Under the Toxics Release Inventory; 79 Fed. Reg. 1429 Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units; Efforts regarding hydraulic fracturing and industry best practices; Efforts relating to anticipated EPA National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone; Efforts relating to anticipated New Source Performance Standards for greenhouse gases; Efforts relating to anticipated TSCA rules on hydraulic fracturing chemicals and mixtures; Efforts relating to the chemical disclosure platform FracFocus; Efforts relating to the EPA's Office of Inspector General project notification regarding EPA's oversight of hydraulic fracturing impact on water resources; Efforts relating to the EPA study on the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water; Efforts relating to the President's climate action plan; Legislative efforts related to TSCA reform.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Forest Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); SENATE; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Natural Resources NAT

H Amendment 490 to HR 3080 Water Resources Development Act of 2013; H Amendment 6 to HR 152 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act; HR 3080 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013, Section 146; S Amendment 803 to S 601 Water Resources Development Act;76 Fed. Reg. 32197 Environmental Impact Statements, Notice of Availability, EIS No. 20110174, Draft EIS, USFS, 00, George Washington National Forest Land and Resource Management Project, Implementation, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt, Frederick, Highland, Nelson, Page, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Warren Counties VA and Hampshire, Hardy, Monroe, and Pendleton Counties, WV; 76 Fed. Reg. 70156 Proposed 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017; 77 Fed. Reg. 19321 Notice of Availability of a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, Geological and Geophysical Exploration on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); 78 Fed. Reg. 31636 Oil and Gas: Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands; 78 Fed. Reg. 56273 Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts regarding the development of a National Ocean Policy; Efforts regarding the leasing, permitting and drilling of federal onshore lands; Efforts related to marine sound issues; Efforts related to the reauthorization of the BLM pilot office program; Legislative efforts concerning revenue sharing for domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Regulatory efforts concerning consideration of species under Endangered Species Act.

Contacted: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 152 (113th), H.R. 3080 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Pub. Law No. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, Title VII and Title XV, Section 1504.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

HR 6 Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act; HR 2806 Residue Entries and Streamlining Trade Act; S 192 Expedited LNG for American Allies Act; S 662 Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013; S 2083 American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act; Efforts concerning interpretation of CBP HQ ruling H026715; Efforts related to the export of natural gas, petroleum and petroleum products.

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Energy, Dept of; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2806 (113th), H.R. 6 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

The President's budget for Fiscal Year 2015, sections regarding revenue raisers and tax changes; HR __ Tax Reform Act; S __ Tax Reform Act (Baucus discussion draft); 70 Fed. Reg. 21332 Diesel Fuel and Kerosene Excise Tax, Dye Injection; Legislative efforts concerning tax reform proposals relating to energy policy.

Contacted: Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Forest Service; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Legislative efforts related to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Forest Service; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

The President's budget for Fiscal Year 2015, sections regarding the Department of Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, Department of Treasury and IRS.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; State, Dept of (DOS)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

HR 1461 Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act; HR 1462 RFS Reform Act; HR 2298 Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Safety Act; S 1195 Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act; S 1388 Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Study Act; 78 Fed. Reg. 12158 RFS Renewable Identification Number (RIN) Quality Assurance Program;78 Fed. Reg. 15011 Environmental Impact Statements, Notice of Availability, EIS No. 20130056, Draft Supplement, DOS, 00, Keystone XL Project; 78 Fed. Reg. 54849 Hazardous Materials: Rail Petitions and Recommendations To Improve the Safety of Railroad Tank Car Transportation; 78 Fed. Reg. 71732 2014 Standards for the Renewable Fuel Standard Program; 79 Fed. Reg. 6984 Notice of 30 Day Public Comment Period Regarding the National Interest Determination for TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P.'s Presidential Permit Application; Efforts related to transport of crude oil by rail; Efforts relating to anticipated EPA Tier 3 fuel regulations; Efforts relating to EPA's implementation of the renewable fuels standard; Legislative efforts concerning renewable fuel standards; Legislative efforts related to Canadian oil sands; Legislative efforts related to DOD authority for the procurement of alternative fuels.

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Forest Service; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Bills named: H.R. 2298 (113th), H.R. 1462 (113th), H.R. 1461 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

HR 2217 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2014; HR 4007 Chemical Facility Anti-terrorism Standards Program Authorization and Accountability Act; S __ Draft bill regarding cybersecurity information sharing; 79 Fed. Reg. 6418 Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Personnel Surety Program; Efforts relating to the implementation of Chemical Facility Anti Terrorism Standards.

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; White House Office; U.S. Forest Service; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)

Bills named: H.R. 4007 (113th), H.R. 2217 (113th)